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that's exactly what george w. bush did. everything is the same. but even more right wing, in fact if i was obama campaign, i would run an ad like this. >> is mitt romney a newser? as governor of massachusetts the state was 47th in job creation. there are only 50 states. >> i worked at one company bain for 25 years. >> cenk: he drove companies into bankruptcy. >> harvest them at a significant profit. >> cenk: thousands lost jobs. it is not that mitt romney doesn't care about winning. it is that he isn't on your team. >> romney: corporations are people, my friend. >> cenk: like this guy. what he really cares about are his real friends. under bush, stock prices of favored companies went up while jobs for us went down. mitt romney, what is the difference between you and george w. bush? >> if you raise taxes on the so-called rich, you're really raising taxes on the job create os. >> stop this war on job creators. >> they're the same republicans with the same plan. they win. the rest of us lose. can we afford to make this mistake again? >> cenk: now loo
that's exactly what george w. bush did. everything is the same. but even more right wing, in fact if i was obama campaign, i would run an ad like this. >> is mitt romney a newser? as governor of massachusetts the state was 47th in job creation. there are only 50 states. >> i worked at one company bain for 25 years. >> cenk: he drove companies into bankruptcy. >> harvest them at a significant profit. >> cenk: thousands lost jobs. it is not that mitt romney doesn't...
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bush wrote that policy at his behest -- >> it's out of the george w. bush institute and jeb was on the board -- >> jennifer: fascinating bush politics going on. thank you, joe for coming inside "the war room." check out joe's piece in the new york magazine. up next, brett ehrlich takes some of the mystery out of mitt romney. >> coming up we discover there are many, many layers to mitt romney, he is like an onion, or a landfill, don't go away. do you share the sense of outrage that they're doing this, this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>i think that's an understatement, eliot. u>> i'm not prone tot. understatement, so explain to me i think the mob learned from wall st., not vice versa. [ ryan ] it doesn't get any better than endless shrimp at red lobster. you can mix and match all day! [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's endless shrimp just $14.99! try as much as you like, any way you like! like parmesan crusted shrimp. hurry in, offer ends soon! i'm ryan isabell and i see food differently. ♪ >> jennifer: in our mitt mom
bush wrote that policy at his behest -- >> it's out of the george w. bush institute and jeb was on the board -- >> jennifer: fascinating bush politics going on. thank you, joe for coming inside "the war room." check out joe's piece in the new york magazine. up next, brett ehrlich takes some of the mystery out of mitt romney. >> coming up we discover there are many, many layers to mitt romney, he is like an onion, or a landfill, don't go away. do you share the sense...
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george w. bush at least had this air of authenticity -- >> right. stuck. >> he made a decision, he was what he was, and didn't try to reset -- >> bill clinton once said this too, if people -- just make a decision. you know -- just make a decision, and stick with it. >> this is the thing i think romney is going to have to face from here on out. >> i want to show you a little bit of what has been going on on the democratic side in terms of romney. listen to this new ad which puts a different spin on it. >> planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. ♪ >> i was a severely conservative ♪ >> the essence of -- the gist of this ad, is that he is in fact too conservative, where up to this point everybody has been talking about the flip flop, this is a general election message, is it not? >> absolutely. romney has so many problems now when it comes to who he is and what he stands for. i talked to a couple of republican consultants who said we're not sure what his brand is. it has shifted so many times. >> i think what is interesting about that is
george w. bush at least had this air of authenticity -- >> right. stuck. >> he made a decision, he was what he was, and didn't try to reset -- >> bill clinton once said this too, if people -- just make a decision. you know -- just make a decision, and stick with it. >> this is the thing i think romney is going to have to face from here on out. >> i want to show you a little bit of what has been going on on the democratic side in terms of romney. listen to this new...
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he is running to the right of george w. bush on everything. george w. bush came out for civil unions before that was popular. this guy in 2012 is against civil unions. he is running to the right of george w. bush on everything and the good thing about republicans, you can rely on them for one thing. they run to the right and then they governor farther right. remember w. the passionate conservative. look how far right he we want. the tea party governs that took over the state houses, they didn't run saying they were going to destroy unions. they ran to the right and then they went farther right. you have a major threat aimed at all of these constituencies and people are arguing and yelling and all have a common enemy. i think it's time for us to unite to stop the tea party in november and then in the budget battle in december, stop the sell-out on the part of mainstream dc on the key economic issues of our time. >> i think you are very right. i think a lot of people on the left thought governor romney was going to be the moderate we all grew to know back
he is running to the right of george w. bush on everything. george w. bush came out for civil unions before that was popular. this guy in 2012 is against civil unions. he is running to the right of george w. bush on everything and the good thing about republicans, you can rely on them for one thing. they run to the right and then they governor farther right. remember w. the passionate conservative. look how far right he we want. the tea party governs that took over the state houses, they didn't...
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i got three phone calls, first from president george w. bush. he is, of course from texas and said nice things about what we had accomplished the day before. he said, by the way aren't you from texas? i said, yes, mr. president. he said, well, that explains it. >> very nice. >> shows what a great guy he was. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> that's a great example of how executives like that have got to lean forward and reach out to people who have done a great act as a part of cultivating a team spirit essentially. your leadership, your experience was a moment of crisis, obviously, exhibiting calm, cool in a moment of crisis. you have intrude people who have been both leaders in crisis but also leaders over a long-term crisis like an economy that's melting down. what are the qualities that work best for leaders over an economy breaking down for example like we are seeing with our president? i think you get the same core values, the ability to take on a cause greater than your own needs no matter what the occasion. i think in some ways as we discuss
i got three phone calls, first from president george w. bush. he is, of course from texas and said nice things about what we had accomplished the day before. he said, by the way aren't you from texas? i said, yes, mr. president. he said, well, that explains it. >> very nice. >> shows what a great guy he was. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> that's a great example of how executives like that have got to lean forward and reach out to people who have done a great act as a part...
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be comparing him to george w. bush. >> even though the bush team is running the romney campaign. >> right. >> jennifer: the pro-obama message on the flip side, has to be, in my opinion, i have a plan. i am working the plan, and the plan is starting to show results. i think they have to look for example at the ethos that emerges from something like the chrysler ads. take a listen to this. just take a listen. >> it seems that we've lost our heart at times, the fog the division, discord and blame made it hard to see what lies ahead. this country can't be knocked to hell in one punch. we get back up again, and when we do the world will hear the roar of our engines. this is america and our second half is about to begin. >> jennifer: oh, my god, i love that. it gives me goose bumps. we're up off our knees and we're going to soar in my second term, this is what he's going to say if you give me a congress that i can work with. he can't offer an entirely different economic plan or people will say where has that been for th
be comparing him to george w. bush. >> even though the bush team is running the romney campaign. >> right. >> jennifer: the pro-obama message on the flip side, has to be, in my opinion, i have a plan. i am working the plan, and the plan is starting to show results. i think they have to look for example at the ethos that emerges from something like the chrysler ads. take a listen to this. just take a listen. >> it seems that we've lost our heart at times, the fog the...
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next week in a full display of his political influence, george w. bush will endorse chinese food for dinner. he might just get his way. this week we didn't hear much about ron paul. next week we won't hear much about ron paul. so let it be written. this week an influx of pro romney endorsements made it an even more uphill battle for santorum and gingrich. next week they'll drop out of the race and focus on something they have a much better chance of winning, the mega millions lotto. and this week the mega millions jackpot won a half of billion dollars, next week you'll win the prize and experience what it is like to be nearly as rich as mitt romney. see you next week when all of
next week in a full display of his political influence, george w. bush will endorse chinese food for dinner. he might just get his way. this week we didn't hear much about ron paul. next week we won't hear much about ron paul. so let it be written. this week an influx of pro romney endorsements made it an even more uphill battle for santorum and gingrich. next week they'll drop out of the race and focus on something they have a much better chance of winning, the mega millions lotto. and this...
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-- george w. bush? >> i think the numbers are still relatively close, obama shouldn't celebrate too much because he is only at 50% favorability. that said i think it's important to look at the trend. the question is will the trend hold? >> jennifer: right. karl an article that was in "politico" today actually lays the blame of mitt romney's flailing candidacy solely at mitt romney's feet. do you agree with that? >> in part. if mitt romney's, you know message that's getting out there -- i think his big mistake was thinking he could push this extremely conservative agenda and get elected president. but he is only reflects the modern republican party that is controlled by the tea party at the moment. and that's one of the reasons he is having such troubles this time around. >> jennifer: yeah i think the effort to blame mitt romney for this is part of the scapegoating beginning right now. the republican party is to blame for the ridiculous positions that the mitt romney platform and the republican par
-- george w. bush? >> i think the numbers are still relatively close, obama shouldn't celebrate too much because he is only at 50% favorability. that said i think it's important to look at the trend. the question is will the trend hold? >> jennifer: right. karl an article that was in "politico" today actually lays the blame of mitt romney's flailing candidacy solely at mitt romney's feet. do you agree with that? >> in part. if mitt romney's, you know message that's...
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w. the campaign is a mess. but this is a ceo group backed by the party of responsibilities, no surprise that only one man will shoulder the responsibility and that man is stewart stevens. way, who? ♪ >> jennifer: have a disastrous week that had rom any slipping in the polling and bungling his response town rest in the middle east. his campaign is going into serious reboot mode. what is he doing now? he is rolling out new ads, hyping up his stale-old, five-point plan. a detail free document that didn't get any traction the last time he rolled it out. >> trade has to work for america. that means crack down on trade fors like china. next balance the budget. we have got to cut the deficit. and finally, champion small business. we put those in place we'll add 12 million new jobs in four years. >> five points. where is this new -- well actually this old strategy coming from? "politico" from this morning, it's all top romney campaign strategist stewart stevens. he's reportedly not only the ca
w. the campaign is a mess. but this is a ceo group backed by the party of responsibilities, no surprise that only one man will shoulder the responsibility and that man is stewart stevens. way, who? ♪ >> jennifer: have a disastrous week that had rom any slipping in the polling and bungling his response town rest in the middle east. his campaign is going into serious reboot mode. what is he doing now? he is rolling out new ads, hyping up his stale-old, five-point plan. a detail free...
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reagan george w. bush, obama 1.4%. that is the growth of government spending. now that that you just saw here that is the so-called status quo, progress. so if mitt romney's big change means he is going to skew the tax code in favor of the folks at the top, you can have that kind of change. if mitt romney's kind of change is to change back to george w. bush's policies, that's the kind of change i can't believe in. that's the kind of change we do not need. we're not at the promise land yet, but we are on the right track, and you are going to decide in eleven days whether we're going to turn back. up next if i didn't know better, i would say mitt romney's surrogates held a contest this week. let's see who can say something so outrageous that the can digit will have to go onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with
reagan george w. bush, obama 1.4%. that is the growth of government spending. now that that you just saw here that is the so-called status quo, progress. so if mitt romney's big change means he is going to skew the tax code in favor of the folks at the top, you can have that kind of change. if mitt romney's kind of change is to change back to george w. bush's policies, that's the kind of change i can't believe in. that's the kind of change we do not need. we're not at the promise land yet, but...
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he was deeply against the iraq war of george w. bush. in fact in his 80s he started writing a column where he would whack george w. bush week after week. >> unbelievable stuff. doug, thank you so much for joining us inside "the war room." that's historian and author, douglas brinkley, and his book "cronkite." up next charlotte mayor, anthony foxx joins us inininininininininininininininininininininininin the new slogan should be "we own wall street." that's my view. [ bob cannon ] samuel adams summer ale is a flavorful wheat beer. it has a very nice spice note. [ jim koch ] it has a little lemon zest and a historic brewing spice called grains of paradise. -it's citrusy. -lemony. sam adams summer ale it totally reminds you of summer, you know? ♪ >>> in 99 days any democratic convention is going to kick off in charlotte, north carolina, but will organized labor show up? a dozen unions with over 2.5 million members announced they are going to boycott the convention because charlotte's hotels are not unionized. in a letter to dnc chair debb
he was deeply against the iraq war of george w. bush. in fact in his 80s he started writing a column where he would whack george w. bush week after week. >> unbelievable stuff. doug, thank you so much for joining us inside "the war room." that's historian and author, douglas brinkley, and his book "cronkite." up next charlotte mayor, anthony foxx joins us inininininininininininininininininininininininin the new slogan should be "we own wall street." that's my...
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. >> and george w. bush. we've seen this pandering before. george w. bush said he would move the embassy to jerusalem on the day he was inaugurated. the minute he was in office, he reversed that and extended the same as every other president. if we moved our embassy to tel aviv, we would be abandoning, in affect, 40 years of u.s. foreign policy. that is not going to happen. i'm sure president romney would do no such thing no way. >> it's an interesting debate. this is not going to be the end of it. hussein ibish. thank you so much for joining us inside 9inside "the war room"." >> democrats deliver on a long-overdue promise to the lgbt community. plus the 1992 presidential debate is one for the history books. the question is why hasn't history repeated itself? and then later dick cheney takes aim at one of his own. we don't mean a hunting buddy. find out who should take cover. you're in "the war room," and we'll be righththththththththththththththththththththththt (vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden year
. >> and george w. bush. we've seen this pandering before. george w. bush said he would move the embassy to jerusalem on the day he was inaugurated. the minute he was in office, he reversed that and extended the same as every other president. if we moved our embassy to tel aviv, we would be abandoning, in affect, 40 years of u.s. foreign policy. that is not going to happen. i'm sure president romney would do no such thing no way. >> it's an interesting debate. this is not going to...
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he was deeply against the iraq war of george w. bush. in fact in his 80s he started writing a column where he would whack george w. bush week after week. >> unbelievable stuff. doug, thank you so much for joining us inside "the war room." that's historian and author douglas brinkley and his book "cronkite." up next charlotte mayor, anthony foxx joins us inside "the war room." it's only on current tv. has a best-in-class driving range of more than 550 miles per tank. so you can catch morning tee time in monterey and the afternoon meeting in los angeles, all without running out of gas. just make sure you don't run out of gas. ♪ ♪ as a culinary manager i make sure our guests have an over the top experience. being hands on is key! i make sure every plate looks just right. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's four course seafood feast, just $14.99. start with soup, salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits followed by your choice of one of 7 entrees. like new coconut and pineapple shrimp or shrimp and scallops alfredo. then finish w
he was deeply against the iraq war of george w. bush. in fact in his 80s he started writing a column where he would whack george w. bush week after week. >> unbelievable stuff. doug, thank you so much for joining us inside "the war room." that's historian and author douglas brinkley and his book "cronkite." up next charlotte mayor, anthony foxx joins us inside "the war room." it's only on current tv. has a best-in-class driving range of more than 550 miles...
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. >> jennifer: he is making proposals that are consistent with what george w. bush made. >> right. >> jennifer: the plans seem to be very similar do though not tothey not toyou? >> yes, and there were more jobs created in the eight jobs of the clinton administration than during the 20 years of reagan bush and bush. the total income of americans fell it adjusted for inflation and the growing population by $2.7 trillion, that we were worse off as a result. we doubled the national debt. if you think that the bush years is what america needs more of, then mitt romney is your guy. >> jennifer: he's going to double down on that strategy, and he's going to make sure that we have bush on steroids. today the house actually voted to extend those bush-era tax cuts to all income levels, including the very upper echelons. and this is after they specifically rejected a democratic plan to preserve those tax cuts on income up to $250,000 passed by the senate. they would let those tax cuts expire on the very wealthy. they rejected that plan and reiterated the support for the ta
. >> jennifer: he is making proposals that are consistent with what george w. bush made. >> right. >> jennifer: the plans seem to be very similar do though not tothey not toyou? >> yes, and there were more jobs created in the eight jobs of the clinton administration than during the 20 years of reagan bush and bush. the total income of americans fell it adjusted for inflation and the growing population by $2.7 trillion, that we were worse off as a result. we doubled the...
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there is no ross perot and president obama in some respects is better off than george w. bush was. he doesn't have an unpopular foreign war he started and it's continuing. >> i think it's interesting. the past is not always prologue. it may be totally different this year. larry, i love having you on. i love listening to all of that experience coming forth larry sabado director of the university center for politics. up next we are going to head out to the campaign front with our political roundtable. you are watching the war room only on current tv. sir... excuse me, excuse me... can i get you to sign off on the johnson case... ♪ we built this city! ♪ don't let food hang around. ♪ on rock & roll! ♪ [ orbit trumpet plays ] clean it up with orbit! [ ding! ] fabulous! for a good clean feeling... eat. drink. chew orbit. jennifer speaks truth to power. >>the bottom line is we need an amendment. >>now it's your turn. connect with "the war room" jennifer granholm. >>it's a call to arms. make your voice heard. >> on the campaign front, the battle over jobs, of course, is taking cent
there is no ross perot and president obama in some respects is better off than george w. bush was. he doesn't have an unpopular foreign war he started and it's continuing. >> i think it's interesting. the past is not always prologue. it may be totally different this year. larry, i love having you on. i love listening to all of that experience coming forth larry sabado director of the university center for politics. up next we are going to head out to the campaign front with our political...
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dick cheney argued that george w. bush and his administration had found weapons of mass destruction. so it's not unusual for campaigns to argue a line contradicted by facts or history, and for that reason romney campaign will continue to do this and i don't think -- unless it is the candidate contradicting themselves, which sometimes is the case with mitt romney. it doesn't do that much damage. >> david i was in boston when mitt romney got the nomination when he was running against shannon o'brien. and there were some real issues about romney's taxes coming up in that particular race. did he claim utah residency or was he a resident of massachusetts. and there were serious questions that went all the way to court asking that question. and the same sort of pattern emerged. i'll get back to you on that. when the democrats started to sue them some revelations were made, and it became a really bad situation for him and a really bad pr nightmare, because it turned out there were some filings in utah that showed his residen
dick cheney argued that george w. bush and his administration had found weapons of mass destruction. so it's not unusual for campaigns to argue a line contradicted by facts or history, and for that reason romney campaign will continue to do this and i don't think -- unless it is the candidate contradicting themselves, which sometimes is the case with mitt romney. it doesn't do that much damage. >> david i was in boston when mitt romney got the nomination when he was running against...
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w. it's easy enough to lose track of the numbers on the side. i can guarantee you, however, this will not be the case. it's the first post paul-ryan bus. plus when he votes, it's about buying a man a beer a sure way to do that and lucky for them that foreign policy isn't playing a big year in this year's campaign because romney and ryan have the least amount of experience of any ticket since, well ever. we are going to delve into that and more. we are getti (vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>"if you ever raise taxes on >>the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! [ male announcer ] peppermint that cools as you chew. stimulate your senses. 5 gum. now in micro pack. right by those who gave their lives to for this country nearly 70 years ago. >> we are back inside the war room. i am jennifer granholm. despite serving seven terms in congress and sharing the house budget committee, mitt romney's running mate paul ryan is far from being considered a household name. b
w. it's easy enough to lose track of the numbers on the side. i can guarantee you, however, this will not be the case. it's the first post paul-ryan bus. plus when he votes, it's about buying a man a beer a sure way to do that and lucky for them that foreign policy isn't playing a big year in this year's campaign because romney and ryan have the least amount of experience of any ticket since, well ever. we are going to delve into that and more. we are getti (vo) cenk uygur is many things....
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there is no ross perot and president obama in some respects is better off than george w. bush was. he doesn't have an unpopular foreign war he started and it's continuing. >> i think it's interesting. the past is not always prologue. it may be totally different this year. larry, i love having you on. i love listening to all of that experience coming forth, larry sabado, director of the university center for politics. up next, we are going to head out to the campaign front with our political roundtable. you are watching the war room only on current tv. >> on the campaign front, the battle over jobs, of course, is taking center stage. the obama campaign is taking aim at romney's jobs record during his four years as massachusetts governor. take a license. >> instead of hiring workers from his state, omney outsourced call center jobs to india. he cut taxes for millionaires like himself while raising them on the middle class and let the state -- left the state 2.6 billion deeper in debt. >> so that ad is part of a $10 million, 9-state ad buy and it includes colorado florida nevada north
there is no ross perot and president obama in some respects is better off than george w. bush was. he doesn't have an unpopular foreign war he started and it's continuing. >> i think it's interesting. the past is not always prologue. it may be totally different this year. larry, i love having you on. i love listening to all of that experience coming forth, larry sabado, director of the university center for politics. up next, we are going to head out to the campaign front with our...
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so since 1962, president george w. bush was the only president who oversaw a decline in jobs. clinton saw the biggest increase. on top of that, for the first time in 27 years he balanced the budget. so overall as clinton said in his speech, the republicans have created a total of 24 million jobs to the democrats whopping 42 million and they did it in four fewer years. so let's take a little trip down memory lane to see what bill clinton did to create all of those jobs. here he is laying out his agenda in his 1997 state of the union speech. >> over the last four years we have brought new economic growth by investing in our people, expanding our exports cutting our deficits. creating over 11 million new jobs, a four-year record. now we must keep our economy the strongest in the we here tonight have an historic opportunity. let this congress be the congress that finally balances the budget. >> jennifer: okay. he did that. and he did much more. so check it out. he changed the tax coat to help low and middle income americans. oops. he created college tax credits. he shifted more of
so since 1962, president george w. bush was the only president who oversaw a decline in jobs. clinton saw the biggest increase. on top of that, for the first time in 27 years he balanced the budget. so overall as clinton said in his speech, the republicans have created a total of 24 million jobs to the democrats whopping 42 million and they did it in four fewer years. so let's take a little trip down memory lane to see what bill clinton did to create all of those jobs. here he is laying out his...
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w. what the president wants to focus on is his plan versus mitt romney's plan. and i think the president did a good job of saying, look, this is a key moment, this is a consequential moment. our plans are very different. focus on that. where i think he fell down is i don't think he gave people the sound bite that says in their minds, this is what president obama will do versus this is what mitt romney will do. >> although he has used this word forward it's hard to deliver it in a sound bite the speight of -- it's hard to deliver in a sound bite the arguments to he wants to presents. he has to attack romney and say that choice is a bad choice and he has to say well, here is where we were when we started and we have moved along and he has to say here is my few of what it will look reich in the future. it's hard to say that in a sing the sound boo bite, i think. >> of course. and you are the person who has been on the street trying -- doing this yourself. so i don't want to under state the
w. what the president wants to focus on is his plan versus mitt romney's plan. and i think the president did a good job of saying, look, this is a key moment, this is a consequential moment. our plans are very different. focus on that. where i think he fell down is i don't think he gave people the sound bite that says in their minds, this is what president obama will do versus this is what mitt romney will do. >> although he has used this word forward it's hard to deliver it in a sound...
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george w. bush became president when the recount in florida was stopped by 5 supreme court justices appointed by republican administrations. the bush v gore decision was the first time the modern court had acted so brazenly political without regard for precedent, they non-chalantly tossed aside centuries of legal tradition in order to achieve this singular goal of george w. bush. the supreme court was supposed to be the one branch of government most removed from politics most resistant to the shifting winds of political opinion, most protective of the rights of the powerless, most immune to the pressures and the conflicts of fundraising and campaigning. lifetime appointments were supposed to bring out the greatness in the men and women in the highest court on the land. but it is not. this court has proven to be the knowing delighted accomplice in the billionaire's purchase of our nation. the citizens united ruling and today's refusal to reconsider it despite the outrageous spending that we have
george w. bush became president when the recount in florida was stopped by 5 supreme court justices appointed by republican administrations. the bush v gore decision was the first time the modern court had acted so brazenly political without regard for precedent, they non-chalantly tossed aside centuries of legal tradition in order to achieve this singular goal of george w. bush. the supreme court was supposed to be the one branch of government most removed from politics most resistant to the...
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w. bush and ronald reagan was not at all political. in fact, george h. w. bush said we're not going to politsize things like this. this is a time for us to come together. and not only did mitt romney try to politicize this as you point out, in a panicked kind of way but you know -- a time limit on this, he was going to have it released at 12:00 midnight then he called the press and said look, i want to make the late news and i want to make the morning papers. so this embargo is lifted. you can take the statement at 10:30. so that showed people how he was trying to take what was a terrible tragedy and turn it into his own political advantage to. me, the guy is tone-deaf. you don't know that that's not going to come back to haunt you? >> jennifer: for sure. tone-deaf. you could get more plot is being statesman like rather than launching yourself into the middle of an international incident. i'm curious from your perspective. he's challenged at the moment. electorally. and you know, what's going -- what would have to happen between now and election day to chan
w. bush and ronald reagan was not at all political. in fact, george h. w. bush said we're not going to politsize things like this. this is a time for us to come together. and not only did mitt romney try to politicize this as you point out, in a panicked kind of way but you know -- a time limit on this, he was going to have it released at 12:00 midnight then he called the press and said look, i want to make the late news and i want to make the morning papers. so this embargo is lifted. you can...
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and you know, i betcha george h. w. bush paid his taxes. >> jennifer: i'm sure he did. i'm sure he did so proudly. now romney, i know you've heard this quote. he's actually responded to your article yesterday. take a listen. then i want to get your reaction on the back side. >> i just got a copy of the "newsweek" cover is going to be hitting the newsstands tomorrow that calls. >> wimp. have you seen this? >> no. >> does that concern you? is that fair? >> they tried that on george herbert walker bush. he was a pretty great president. >> it did hurt him to some extent, that narrative. are you worried about what the media is saying here? this kind of story line gets out there? how do you counter that? >> if i worried about what the media said why get much sleep and i'm able to sleep pretty well. >> has anyone ever called. >> wimp before? >> i don't recall that, no. >> jennifer: he seems to use that i don't recall that a lot. is that a wimpy response? >> there is the same nervous laugh in there that he had in one of the interviews that you played at the top of the broadcast
and you know, i betcha george h. w. bush paid his taxes. >> jennifer: i'm sure he did. i'm sure he did so proudly. now romney, i know you've heard this quote. he's actually responded to your article yesterday. take a listen. then i want to get your reaction on the back side. >> i just got a copy of the "newsweek" cover is going to be hitting the newsstands tomorrow that calls. >> wimp. have you seen this? >> no. >> does that concern you? is that fair?...
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w. bush administration because bush had no manufacturing policy. now, mitt, if you want to say that international companies coming to america to employ americans for products manufactured for sale in america are not welcome here, well good luck in november and then in your next failed presidential campaign. by the way, you will want to whisper your no-luring foreign investment policy to your fellow republican governors like vp chris christie who just returned offering israeli companies tax breaks for jobs. all of these governors are smart to do anything to create good paying jobs for their people. so was president obama. so sure under president obama, some stimulus money went to some international companies to create american jobs in america, and in contrast, under you mitt romney, american jobs went overseas and a lot of money came back right into your off-shore bank account. now, to discuss these issues and break this down is campaign strategist donnie fowler who has worked on the pres
w. bush administration because bush had no manufacturing policy. now, mitt, if you want to say that international companies coming to america to employ americans for products manufactured for sale in america are not welcome here, well good luck in november and then in your next failed presidential campaign. by the way, you will want to whisper your no-luring foreign investment policy to your fellow republican governors like vp chris christie who just returned offering israeli companies tax...
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you know, george w. bush, yes he favored the rich in his tax policies, there's no question about that, but he didn't drive a hatred of poor people. he didn't drive a narrative about, you know, working class and poor people being moochers. that narrative obviously started shortly after barack obama took office and it's been given vent bay lot of people, and, you know, i just don't think republicans before obama took office, i just don't think they would have spoken this way. they might very secretly in those private rooms. >> the new republican party beware of it, folks in november. thank you michael tomasky for joining me, one of the sharper political minds and writer in the daily beast. >> those who say republicans are targeting african-american voters for suppression have their facts wrong. they are also going after latino americans and they are doing a darned good job of it. folks, i'd be lying if i said i wasn't worried about the impact on the voter i.d. attack. that's next in the war room. you'd spo
you know, george w. bush, yes he favored the rich in his tax policies, there's no question about that, but he didn't drive a hatred of poor people. he didn't drive a narrative about, you know, working class and poor people being moochers. that narrative obviously started shortly after barack obama took office and it's been given vent bay lot of people, and, you know, i just don't think republicans before obama took office, i just don't think they would have spoken this way. they might very...
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what was it, george w. bush said elections have consequences. >> jennifer: absolutely. >> they took seats in the house in the senate, and maybe they strengthened their spine a little bit. >> jennifer: i think they did. i think that's exactly what is happening. they had a mandate and they're taking it to the republicans and saying you got to solve it. so the big reason--one of the big reasons why the democrats have a mandate was because mitt romney was the skeptical side. he was at the white house yesterday. i'm sure you saw that. was that just an awkward gathering. >> we hope that he paid for his lunch. moochers and malingerers expect to get something free from the government. >> jennifer: he got a free lunch. >> they announced that it was chicken, but i have a feeling that it tasted like crow. >> jennifer: it was turkey. what are you going to do without mitt romney. >> you have boehner mitch mcconnell who talks like that, he does. >> jennifer: you think you have material to work with. >> and they're alread
what was it, george w. bush said elections have consequences. >> jennifer: absolutely. >> they took seats in the house in the senate, and maybe they strengthened their spine a little bit. >> jennifer: i think they did. i think that's exactly what is happening. they had a mandate and they're taking it to the republicans and saying you got to solve it. so the big reason--one of the big reasons why the democrats have a mandate was because mitt romney was the skeptical side. he...
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george w. bush won florida and with the presidency, by just 537 votes. those 12,000 eligible voters could have changed everything: if we don't larch from our own history, we are doomed to repeat it. now, not all are on board with rick scott's former -- voter suppression scheme and that includes leon count e board of election ion sanch, from tallahassee. mr. sancho thank you for joining us inside the war room. >> my pleasure governor. >> well, i know you have been around the bend on this issue even in 2000. your governor says to purge the voter roles but the justice department says, don't do it. so what are you going to do? >> i don't work for the governor. i don't work for the division of elections. i work for the citizens who elected me. and this supervisor of e elections will not violate the national registration act of 1993, section 8. i also have a law degree from florida state college of law. and i worked in the florida legislature and i had been admitted before trial cases in expert in stattory construction, i.e. how to read law. section 8 is clear
george w. bush won florida and with the presidency, by just 537 votes. those 12,000 eligible voters could have changed everything: if we don't larch from our own history, we are doomed to repeat it. now, not all are on board with rick scott's former -- voter suppression scheme and that includes leon count e board of election ion sanch, from tallahassee. mr. sancho thank you for joining us inside the war room. >> my pleasure governor. >> well, i know you have been around the bend on...
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>> george w. bush won in 2004 by about as many people who will be going to the game across the street from where we are right now, about 50,000 people. so there's no question field operation can make or break a difference. and that's part of the firewall in place. >> jennifer: people say it's sometimes worth two percentage points. do you agree with that? >> i do. you have to have both. the air and the ground. air gets you even ground can get you over the top. >> jennifer: for sure. interesting story today about the president having done a interview with the des moines register, and he said his first priority when he is reelected will be to have immigration reform passed. don't you think that's an effective ground game strategy. >> i do very much. and that's the interrelationship between the ground and the air. we know in certain states nevada colorado, two of the four or five states that are really critical and florida, that the latino vote along with the women vote is the key cohort. and we have
>> george w. bush won in 2004 by about as many people who will be going to the game across the street from where we are right now, about 50,000 people. so there's no question field operation can make or break a difference. and that's part of the firewall in place. >> jennifer: people say it's sometimes worth two percentage points. do you agree with that? >> i do. you have to have both. the air and the ground. air gets you even ground can get you over the top. >>...
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w. basically, the best laid plans here of mice and men get laid to waste by some of these actions. so i think -- the stakes are pretty high. you know. exactly how serious it is for them individually remains to be seen. you know there's no question i think that petraeus will have a tough time in his chosen career, he may have a bit of a second career down the road but in this case, because of the trust and the responsibility and the integrity that comes with the office of general or c.i.a. chief, this is a tough one to bounce back from. >> jennifer: so jill kelley is being portrayed as a sort of a drifter, someone who's living well beyond her means and racking up millions of dollars in debt or at least the family is, lots of lawsuits. it is not the kind of person though that high-ranking military officials should be hanging around with or at least it doesn't seem. do you think that general allen and david petraeus' reputations are salvageable? should they hire a crisis communications expe
w. basically, the best laid plans here of mice and men get laid to waste by some of these actions. so i think -- the stakes are pretty high. you know. exactly how serious it is for them individually remains to be seen. you know there's no question i think that petraeus will have a tough time in his chosen career, he may have a bit of a second career down the road but in this case, because of the trust and the responsibility and the integrity that comes with the office of general or c.i.a....
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you had the unfortunate job of being the governor of michigan while george w. bush was president. but the bush plan was part and parcel to what we're seeing now. and actually before bush it happened to the governor before you who was there for -- i don't know how long? 12 years? >> jennifer: yeah. >> but this really started with ronald reagan, when he fired the air traffic controllers. and maybe we can talk about this in the next segment, because i would like to offer some constructive criticism of what we need to do now. >> jennifer: yes i totally want to do that. but i just want to ask you a question, though because i know you said that you were done making movies but i -- i -- i reject that because even though you think that you were banging your head against the wall with roger and me if you leave the -- the communication channels to only fox news and those, there will be no voice for the other side so i want you to do a sequel to roger and me. [ laughter ] >> yeah, i'm really only one person -- and the key word there is person. i'm a human being, and you can just -- i'm not g
you had the unfortunate job of being the governor of michigan while george w. bush was president. but the bush plan was part and parcel to what we're seeing now. and actually before bush it happened to the governor before you who was there for -- i don't know how long? 12 years? >> jennifer: yeah. >> but this really started with ronald reagan, when he fired the air traffic controllers. and maybe we can talk about this in the next segment, because i would like to offer some...
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w. bush presidential," and "the architect: karl rove and the dream of absolute power." wayne is coming to tell us what is inside karl rove's brain. thank you for joining us inside "the war room." >> great to be with you, governor. >> great to have you back. after all we have seen and after all of these polls, it is over for romney? >> yeah, if we were playing texas hold'em, i think i would rather have president obama's hand than mitt romney's hand. but you can always draw something at the river and win in the end. any democrat who thinks the relative success of the obama campaign from the failures of the romney campaign means he is doomed is living in a fantasy land. >> i appreciate what you are saying. i think a lot of people look at this and say it's over. you know more than anybody about karl rove, do you think that rove or the republicans in general have an october surprise up their sleeves? >> here is what we know. we know karl would like to have an october surprise to have somethin
w. bush presidential," and "the architect: karl rove and the dream of absolute power." wayne is coming to tell us what is inside karl rove's brain. thank you for joining us inside "the war room." >> great to be with you, governor. >> great to have you back. after all we have seen and after all of these polls, it is over for romney? >> yeah, if we were playing texas hold'em, i think i would rather have president obama's hand than mitt romney's hand. but...
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and the number you mentioned that was think difference between al gore and george w. bush. and if republicans are not going to try to make an issue to try to deelectoralize president obama, then we have a flood here. >> jennifer: all right. thank you so much david. clearly the electoral vote looks great. the popular vote, not so much and especially if these blue voters in new jersey and new york aren't able to get to the polls, that means progressives where every you have got to vote. your vote really does matter why you ask? because the right-wing will fight his agenda at every turn. losing the popular vote gives them actually a shred of legitimacy, a leg to stand on and it's not going to matter to fox news that george bush lost the popular vote back in 2000 so bottom line even if you are in the deepest blue or deepest red, get to the polls! send in your ballots! your vote absolutely matters if you care about the president's ability to carry out his promises in his sec term. coming up bipartisan gets a much-needed shot in the arm. president obama visits new jersey with my
and the number you mentioned that was think difference between al gore and george w. bush. and if republicans are not going to try to make an issue to try to deelectoralize president obama, then we have a flood here. >> jennifer: all right. thank you so much david. clearly the electoral vote looks great. the popular vote, not so much and especially if these blue voters in new jersey and new york aren't able to get to the polls, that means progressives where every you have got to vote....
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because of all of the endorsements that mitt romney got this week would george w. bush's endorsement help him or hurt him? >> i don't think it is going to really matter at this point. >> i think mitt romney is going to ultimately get the endorsement. and really with marco rubio, he is one of my favorites actually and paul ryan in wisconsin, i think it's a shoe in. >> would it help or hurt? >> i think it would hurt him -- >> i don't think it will matter. >> you are in the no-matter camp no matter. >> the republicans are getting a sense of humor, if you showed the democratic national committee tape. karl rove created a great video about obama and russia. and you have romney at least trying to be funny. and i think the republicans can be very outrageous as you know. but funny is something they condition -- and i think it would help them. >> humor is effective. stay right here you guys tricia, phil thomas we'll be right back after the break. mitt romney is starting to get a little chirpy in foreign policy. plus brett ehrlich gets a jump on next week's news. >>> coming
because of all of the endorsements that mitt romney got this week would george w. bush's endorsement help him or hurt him? >> i don't think it is going to really matter at this point. >> i think mitt romney is going to ultimately get the endorsement. and really with marco rubio, he is one of my favorites actually and paul ryan in wisconsin, i think it's a shoe in. >> would it help or hurt? >> i think it would hurt him -- >> i don't think it will matter. >>...
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romney's camp -- he does not have the close relationship he was had with george w. bush. but four or five of the top advisors in the romney camp are rove people by the way. again there is supposed to be no coordination between the super pacs and the candidate but it's hard to believe there's none when there's so much overlap. >> jennifer: right. right. they are completely interwoven. is there number on the republican side who matches rove in intelligence strategy brains? >> well, they may match them sometimes in brains and intelligence, i always thought james carville was very, very smart. but when he was in power -- and if you look at the u.s. attorney scandal he played a huge role in the judiciary, and just -- i believe it was two days ago governor don siegelman went to jail. to me this was just a travesty of justice. and what you saw again and again were the u.s. attorneys were under orders to prosecute democrats. there were well over 200 politicians endieted under the bush administration. 85% of them were democrats, and there was true selective prosecution. >> jennife
romney's camp -- he does not have the close relationship he was had with george w. bush. but four or five of the top advisors in the romney camp are rove people by the way. again there is supposed to be no coordination between the super pacs and the candidate but it's hard to believe there's none when there's so much overlap. >> jennifer: right. right. they are completely interwoven. is there number on the republican side who matches rove in intelligence strategy brains? >> well,...
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then a label like that, of course would argue helped him to lose to president george w. bush. but the point is that once the dye has been cast, an impression has solidified. once a story about a candidate takes hold, it is a really tough narrative to get it back. so how does a war room react when the negative impression, when the narrative starts to stick and when anything a candidate said is then viewed through that prism. tonight in "the war room," we actually have the perfect person to answer that question. ted devine is a democratic strategist. he was a senior adviser to senator john kerry's presidential campaign and he's coming to us tonight from washington, d.c. tad, so great to have you inside "the war room." >> thank you, governor, good to be with you. >> jennifer: great. now twice doubled down on his remarks that many have said make him look like an out-of-touch, rich guy. do you think, as a strategist, that doubling down on that thing? would you have suggested that if you were on his team? >> no. i think it is a loser. i think governor romney has made a big mistake.
then a label like that, of course would argue helped him to lose to president george w. bush. but the point is that once the dye has been cast, an impression has solidified. once a story about a candidate takes hold, it is a really tough narrative to get it back. so how does a war room react when the negative impression, when the narrative starts to stick and when anything a candidate said is then viewed through that prism. tonight in "the war room," we actually have the perfect...
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when george w. bush was running for president all the way back in 2000 he began to criticize the republicans in congress at that point in trying to establish some political policy differences between himself and what was going on on the hill. candidate barack obama four years ago talked a much more strident line in terms of being suspicious. mitt romney has been seen over the last several months. today was the debut of general election mitt romney. mitt romney likes college loans and understands it is important for him to separate himself a little bit. >> what is going to be really interesting, i think dan is whether the republicans in congress go along with him. because up to this point, they have objected to keeping these interest rates low, because it will cost the federal government money to subsidize those low-interest rates. do you think he'll be able to bring his republican colleagues along with him? >> i would be surprised if he did. it's probably not all that important to him to convince re
when george w. bush was running for president all the way back in 2000 he began to criticize the republicans in congress at that point in trying to establish some political policy differences between himself and what was going on on the hill. candidate barack obama four years ago talked a much more strident line in terms of being suspicious. mitt romney has been seen over the last several months. today was the debut of general election mitt romney. mitt romney likes college loans and...
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w. bush. if you liked that movie the first time you'll love what romney and ryan have in store for us. you better really really like reruns. joining me now is a man who lives and breathes politics, a man who has his fingers on the political pulse, willie brown. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> you wrote a column sunday saying it was a crazy choice. why. >> for all of the reasons you just read. if you are attempting to reach out and say i want to be the president for everybody, you go into a narrow vain and the first decision you make is one of exclusionary operations. paul ryan makes no sense, unless, of course, you have decided that this nation is going to be run by peoplelike paul ryan. this nation is going to serve only people like paul ryan. it is going to be a sophisticated tea party movement. this nation is going to be about someone who is into no gun control, someone who would like to abolish medicare someone who would like to abolish medicaid and make sure that old people
w. bush. if you liked that movie the first time you'll love what romney and ryan have in store for us. you better really really like reruns. joining me now is a man who lives and breathes politics, a man who has his fingers on the political pulse, willie brown. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> you wrote a column sunday saying it was a crazy choice. why. >> for all of the reasons you just read. if you are attempting to reach out and say i want to be the president for...
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of course george w. bush when he was running for office he had his arm around the guy at ground zero. >> mission accomplished. you don't think for him to say in a subtle way, yeah i do this. >> that wasn't very subtle. subtlety doesn't go into politics. >> it's shocking that somebody would trumpet their achievement and the other side to take credit for it. >> it's a scary world right now. >> who is that? >> who worried you more osama bin laden or whoever is running korea with a bunch of nukes. it's tough to be a dictator these days you either have to have oil, nukes, or secret service operatives. >> you have a huge amount of change in leadership in the middle east. you have this huge problem in syria, and this weekend we learned about another incident with the chinese disdent who has been harbored by the american embassy, and hilary clinton is on her way to try to figure out how to thread the needle. how do you balance that. >> what kind of house would that be? >> he is a blind guy. >> a blind guy, huh?
of course george w. bush when he was running for office he had his arm around the guy at ground zero. >> mission accomplished. you don't think for him to say in a subtle way, yeah i do this. >> that wasn't very subtle. subtlety doesn't go into politics. >> it's shocking that somebody would trumpet their achievement and the other side to take credit for it. >> it's a scary world right now. >> who is that? >> who worried you more osama bin laden or whoever is...